title: Activation of phospholipase C-gamma by phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate.
abstract: Signal transduction across cell membranes often involves the activation of both phosphatidylinositol (PI)-specific phospholipase C (PLC) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2), a substrate for both enzymes, is converted to phosphatidylinositol 3,4, 5-trisphosphate (PI(3,4,5)P3) by the action of PI 3-kinase. Here, we show that PI(3,4,5)P3 activates purified PLC-gamma isozymes by interacting with their Src homology 2 domains. Furthermore, the expression of an activated catalytic subunit of PI 3-kinase in COS-7 cells resulted in an increase in inositol phosphate formation, whereas platelet-derived growth factor-induced PLC activation in NIH 3T3 cells was markedly inhibited by the specific PI 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002. These results suggest that receptors coupled to PI 3-kinase may activate PLC-gamma isozymes indirectly, in the absence of PLC-gamma tyrosine phosphorylation, through the generation of PI(3,4,5)P3.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Signaling, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Cantley
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; C060974:phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D051966:Phospholipase C gamma